Lymphocytic hypophysitis: an underestimated disease affecting the sellar region

• Published in: Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 174 - 179
• Main Authors: Tuğcu, Bekir, Gunaldi, Omur, Postalci, Lutfi, Tanriverdi, Osman, Ofluoglu, Ender, Sever, Nurten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poland Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o 01.03.2011; Wydawnictwo Via Medica
• Subjects: Adolescent; Female; gruczolak przysadki; Humans; Hypopituitarism - etiology; Hypopituitarism - pathology; Hypopituitarism - surgery; Inflammation - complications; Inflammation - pathology; Inflammation - surgery; limfocytarne zapalenie przysadki; lymphocytic hypophysitis; neuropathology; neuropatologia; pituitary adenoma; Pituitary Diseases - complications; Pituitary Diseases - pathology; Pituitary Diseases - surgery; Pituitary gland; Sella Turcica - pathology; Sella Turcica - surgery; Treatment Outcome; limfocytarne zapalenie przysadki; pituitary adenoma; gruczolak przysadki; lymphocytic hypophysitis; neuropatologia; neuropathology

Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland and includes a heterogeneous group of diseases presenting with impaired pituitary gland function. Hundreds of cases have been reported after Goudie and Pinkerton's initial report on a young postpartum woman who died after progressive lympho...